| 单词 | fusillade |
| 释义 | fusillade (once / 6022 pages) nv When you watch an action movie, the hero's deadly fusillade often results in at least one of his enemies being shot. The noun fusillade describes a quick round of gunfire. To correctly pronounce fusillade, say "FEW sill ahd." The word probably reminds you of fuselage, the part of an aircraft where crew members and passengers sit. But the words only sound alike. Fuselage gets its name from its cylinder shape, while fusillade comes from the French word fusil, meaning "musket." Fusillade also can be used in a figurative sense to describe a rapid series of anything, such as a fusillade of punches or a fusillade of questions. WORD FAMILYfusillade: fusilladed, fusillades, fusillading USAGE EXAMPLESIts core sound, a familiar fusillade of melodic metal and volcanic riffage served on a bed of punk and blues, has also aged well. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) None of it could trump Trump, with his never-ending fusillade of insults and bluster. Seattle Times(Oct 29, 2016) You may not be able to outrun a fusillade of lava, but you can spot where it’s flying and step the heck aside. Washington Post(Oct 21, 2016) 1n rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise Syn|Hyper burst, salvo, volley fire, firing the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy 2v attack with fusillade Hyper discharge, fire cause to go off |
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